1. On August 23, 1814, British forces led by General Robert Ross captured Washington, D.C. and burned down the Capitol building and the White House during the War of 1812.

2. On August 23, 1968, police clashed with anti-Vietnam War protesters outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, resulting in a violent confrontation that became known as the "Battle of Michigan Avenue."

3. August 23, 1995, marked the opening of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History's Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals, featuring over 280 mounted specimens and interactive exhibits.

4. On August 23, 1912, the Boston Red Sox played a game against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium, marking the first time a baseball game was broadcast on the radio.

5. August 23, 2018, marked the launch of the DC Streetcar's H Street/Benning Road line, the city's first streetcar service since 1962. The 2.2-mile line connects the H Street Corridor with the Benning Road neighborhood in northeast D.C.